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So I made a pretty good arrest tonight

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sangreal said:
Nevermind, this poster really is stupid. Ignore my previous posts
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No, I didn't mean it like that. I just think that this cop had nothing better to do than follow some random person around and lucked out on a DUI. I don't condone driving while drunk at all.
 
You can't fault a cop for any of this stuff...you take a chance when you get behind the wheel after a few drinks or with some pot.

What you can fault a cop for is waiting at a speed trap and pulling me over for going 5 over.

I ****ing hate that shit.
 
Core407 said:
Well it seems to me that he was doing perfectly fine until the cop "spooked" him so I'm guessing he could handle himself on the road.
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Oh please, I have seen some of my idiot acquaintances use that excuse and they end up causing enough trouble. If he was stupid enough to drink and drive than he deserves whatever punishment he gets.
 
Lambtron said:
:lol

Seriously, there are no words.
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1. I apologized, all is well
2.There are no words..

EDIT, after rereading that 2nd thread, I laugh, I dont know if I ever told GAF, but she was in love with her guy "best friend", and is now with him. ****ing whore
 
If he wasn't DUI-ing, he wouldn't have been busted. Another douchebag off the streets is never a bad thing..
 
Link said:
The funny thing is, I'll bet that DUI charge is going to do plenty to **** that kid's life up enough by itself. The other charges are probably peanuts compared to that in the big picture. So I'm not really sure what you're angry about here.
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eh, a DUI really won't **** up your life. The posession w/ intent to sell is much more serious (probably a felony)
 
Cloudy said:
If he wasn't DUI-ing, he wouldn't have been busted. Another douchebag off the streets is never a bad thing..
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Yeah but he's not going to be off the streets. He'll be back... he's now more likely to become a career criminal. The US Criminal Justice system for the mother****in' win!
 
sangreal said:
eh, a DUI really won't **** up your life. The posession w/ intent to sell is much more serious (probably a felony)
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Considering he was underaged and already had a suspended license? I dunno, that's probably a fairly big deal.
 
I just finished watching 16 Blocks... all you cops are dirty!!!

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!!!!
 
Seriously dude, I've got friends that smoke pot but when you decide to bring it along in the car along with drug paraphenalia, you're freaking asking to be caught. Factor in the fact that he's drunk driving, while underage for drinking, I really can't find any reason to feel sorry for this moron.

I have no personal problem with people who do drugs, but when you decide to get stupid about doing them, then it's your own fault and you have to accept the freaking consequences.
 
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"I don't hate cops, I just seem to feel better when they're not around"
 
Donono said:
Yeah but he's not going to be off the streets. He'll be back... he's now more likely to become a career criminal. The US Criminal Justice system for the mother****in' win!
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Well, maybe someone's life was saved tonight. Who knows? And is the cop supposed to ignore the drugs after busting him for DUI?
 
Core407 said:
No, I didn't mean it like that. I just think that this cop had nothing better to do than follow some random person around and lucked out on a DUI. I don't condone driving while drunk at all.
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So cops aren't allowed to investigate suspicious behaviour? Man, I've had some bad experiences with cops before, but your complaints are ****ing stupid.
 
Silent_Echo said:
After following a car for a couple of blocks, the driver got spooked and went left of center. Before I could turn my lights on, the guy thought he would be sneaky and pull into a little ma and pa corner store. I pulled into the adjacent parking lot and waited for him to pull back out(I could have just stopped him there, but I figured I'd wait him out). I sat watching him and he didn't even bother to get out of his car. He waited untill the light turned red and went the opposite way thinking he was going to get away from me. Then I saw him turn back and go behind the corner store and head down a one way alley(going the wrong way). Knowing where the alley comes out, I turned right at the light and waited on him. Needless to say I caught up with him and pulled him over.

Turns out he was drunk, only 19, blew a .138(legal limit in Ohio is .08), then the search of his car turned up 2 bongs, a quarter bag of weed, rolling papers, and a scale.

So here's what I jammed him up with:

DUI
Underage Consumption
Possession of marijuana
4 counts of drug paraphanelia
Intent to distribute(because of the scale)

Oh and did I mention his license was suspended? That's another charge. All from somebody I had no intention of pulling over in the first place.

Fun night.
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Are you a police officer is some dull hick town? Is this the most exciting "bust" you've ever had?
 
To the guy that asked about the legality of the search, it is legal incident to the arrest for the DUI. Meaning, I have a responsibility to inventory the contents of the vehicle whenever we tow a vehicle. For liability reasons so they don't pick uptheir car and claim the envelope of 5,000 bucks is somehow missing.

When you inventory the vehicle, you are allowed to search everything inside the vehicle that is unsecured, meaning not locked. If the glovebox is locked, that's a grey area, i would probably open it, but something like a lockbox or something like that, that is locked, I would need a warrant, and have to have a good reason to suspect that there would be something illegal inside the box.

Anything illegal you find as a result of this search can be siezed and they can be charged for whatever you find.

And to the guy that asked about the quota, no we do not have a quota of any kind ;)

And no I do not get a bonus for the multiple charges.
 
ForzaItalia said:
Are you a police officer is some dull hick town? Is this the most exciting "bust" you've ever had?
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Considering how much of an officer's time is spent harassing citizens with speeding tickets, I'm sure it was fairly exciting for him.
 
Donono said:
Yeah but he's not going to be off the streets. He'll be back... he's now more likely to become a career criminal. The US Criminal Justice system for the mother****in' win!
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Thank god they caught him before those bongs hit the street. Think of the children!
 
fallout said:
So cops aren't allowed to investigate suspicious behaviour? Man, I've had some bad experiences with cops before, but your complaints are ****ing stupid.
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The cop just said he decided to start following some guy around and finally the dude served into the other lane and ended up getting pulled over. What I was asking is why he was following him to begin with.
 
Core407 said:
Ahhhh. Still, he's a jerk for ruining that kids life.
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Yeah, and what if his drunk ass killed an innocent person? Talk about ruining someone's life (and the lives of others)?

Sure, the circumstances are unfortunate for the kid, but that's what you get driving around drunk and with a bunch of weed in the car. Duh. Risks. He took a big one.
 
Core407 said:
The cop just said he decided to start following some guy around and finally the dude served into the other lane and ended up getting pulled over. What I was asking is why he was following him to begin with.
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I'd be curious to his intentions as well, but I don't think it really matters all that much. They're cops. They patrol. It's what they do.


Silent_Echo said:
Anything illegal you find as a result of this search can be siezed and they can be charged for whatever you find.
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Donono said:
:O
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I'm not entirely aware of the process here, but what happens if he lets it go? The car's gotta be pulled off by someone.
 
Core407 said:
The cop just said he decided to start following some guy around and finally the dude served into the other lane and ended up getting pulled over. What I was asking is why he was following him to begin with.
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I didn't just decide to follow him, I just happened to be behind him at the time on my way back to the station. I had no intention of pulling him over to begin with. I just don't sit parked my entire shift and randomly pick cars and say, "OHHH I'm gonna follow that one for awhile till he messes up!"

I am allowed to drive my cruiser around, not just wait for calls to come in before I do anything.

And yes, it was exciting. Mondays are usually slow.:lol
 
I can't imagine that society will miss someone dumb enough to drunkenly drive around town while a minor, without a valid license and with drugs and a scale onboard. Driving drunk is dangerous to everyone else on the road if not near the road. The rest is just plain ****ing retarded.
 
fallout said:
I'm not entirely aware of the process here, but what happens if he lets it go? The car's gotta be pulled off by someone.
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Sure I could leave it in there, then explain to my Chief tomorrow how I missed the stuff in my search, but the towtruck driver found it. Dunno about you guys, but no matter what job you have, having your boss call you out on something you did wrong isn't my idea of a good time.
 
Silent_Echo said:
To the guy that asked about the legality of the search, it is legal incident to the arrest for the DUI. Meaning, I have a responsibility to inventory the contents of the vehicle whenever we tow a vehicle. For liability reasons so they don't pick uptheir car and claim the envelope of 5,000 bucks is somehow missing.

When you inventory the vehicle, you are allowed to search everything inside the vehicle that is unsecured, meaning not locked. If the glovebox is locked, that's a grey area, i would probably open it, but something like a lockbox or something like that, that is locked, I would need a warrant, and have to have a good reason to suspect that there would be something illegal inside the box.

Anything illegal you find as a result of this search can be siezed and they can be charged for whatever you find.
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Cool, thanks for clearing that up for me. I figured it was something like that. I really was just curious, not trying to insinuate anything
 
He clearly said he was behind the guy and he got "spooked" and crossed the center line. At that point it would have been shortsighted to NOT be suspicious of them. And to the poster who said they're uncomfortable with a cop behind them, why? Personally I feel safer when cops are around.

And it's obvious the kid deserved to be hit with all the charges. DUI has got to be one of the most inconsiderate things you can do, and anything else illegal you bring with you on your drunken drive is your own fault. And regardless of anyone's opinion on drugs, it's a police officer's job to enforce the law, not to make and/or change laws.
 
Core407 said:
The cop just said he decided to start following some guy around and finally the dude served into the other lane and ended up getting pulled over. What I was asking is why he was following him to begin with.
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Wow, youre paranoid.

Do you get on the highway and say

"OMG EVERYBODY IS FOLLOWING ME???"


Cops patrol. Its their job.

Congrats on the bust.
 
BooJoh said:
He clearly said he was behind the guy and he got "spooked" and crossed the center line. At that point it would have been shortsighted to NOT be suspicious of them. And to the poster who said they're uncomfortable with a cop behind them, why? Personally I feel safer when cops are around.

And it's obvious the kid deserved to be hit with all the charges. DUI has got to be one of the most inconsiderate things you can do, and anything else illegal you bring with you on your drunken drive is your own fault. And regardless of anyone's opinion on drugs, it's a police officer's job to enforce the law, not to make and/or change laws.
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No, he said he was following the car for a couple blocks and finally something happened that allowed him to pull the guy over.
 
Silent_Echo said:
Sure I could leave it in there, then explain to my Chief tomorrow how I missed the stuff in my search, but the towtruck driver found it. Dunno about you guys, but no matter what job you have, having your boss call you out on something you did wrong isn't my idea of a good time.
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Shut up! I like to smoke pot a lot duder thus I hate you for doing your job. You should have ignored the pot and lost your job bacon boy. The police should pick and choose which laws they want to enforce... who needs legislators. Yup this is a good philosophy. I'll smoke to that.

**** now I'll have to roll this tear covered joint. Tears that I have shed for an innocent kid. A poor kid who did nothing wrong. Nothing...

*cries*
 
Core407 said:
Well it seems to me that he was doing perfectly fine until the cop "spooked" him so I'm guessing he could handle himself on the road.
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1. He should not have been drinking. He was not of legal age to do so.
2. He should not have been driving. He put his own life and the life of everyone else on the road at risk.
3. If a cop following you causes you to go left of center you are not "handling yourself on the road", you are on the verge of creating a situation that will cause an accident.

I mean come on.
 
BooJoh said:
And to the poster who said they're uncomfortable with a cop behind them, why? Personally I feel safer when cops are around.
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Depends on the cops in your town. We have a few assholes around here, guys that take the rookies out with them so they can pull people over for no damn reason other than to provide some hand-on experience, I can only assume.
 
Core407 said:
No, he said he was following the car for a couple blocks and finally something happened that allowed him to pull the guy over.
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He implied that he was following him by chance. Not tailing the guy. And he never mentioned an intent to pull the guy before he crossed the center line.
 
Ristamar said:
Depends on the cops in your town. We have a few assholes around here, guys that take the rookies out with them so they can pull people over for no damn reason other than to provide some hand-on experience, I can only assume.
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Try living in a town were the only thing cops do is write tickets and oversee road construction. There's very little crime in the area and the cops walk around like they're some kind of heroes, but in reality, they're just some wannabes with a easy job.

BooJoh: Right.... by chance. :lol
 
Core407 said:
Try living in a town were the only thing cops do is write tickets and oversee road construction. There's very little crime in the area and the cops walk around like they're some kind of heroes, but in reality, they're just some wannabes with a easy job.

BooJoh: Right.... by chance. :lol
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And how does this walk happen to look like?

Were you raped by police officers?
 
Core407 said:
No, he said he was following the car for a couple blocks and finally something happened that allowed him to pull the guy over.
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Here's how it works...

I'm driving behind somebody. They screw up. I pull them over. Fairly simple really.

I was quite content with pulling the guy over, giving him a warning to pay more attention to the road, and going about what I was doing. But when somebody intentionally tries to evade the police, that's more than pushing your luck.

Regardless of what everybody thinks, we don't write a ticket for everybody we pull over. I don't write a speeding ticket for anything less that 12 miles per hour over the limit. Thats just my personal thinking, not everybody is like that.
 
Core407 said:
BooJoh: Right.... by chance. :lol
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Okay, I'm going to try to make this easy for you to understand.

In the morning when you went to preschool, and the teacher told you to get in line, you were walking behind someone. You were FOLLOWING them, and without even picking who you were following! I know it's a tough concept, but you might understand one day.
 
Core407 said:
Try living in a town were the only thing cops do is write tickets and oversee road construction. There's very little crime in the area and the cops walk around like they're some kind of heroes, but in reality, they're just some wannabes with a easy job.
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Echo, screw the haters. You're a hero in my book. **** these young punks with nothing better to do in life but **** up. Let life figure his ass out, or jail. Deebo needs something sweet tonight.

Seriously, what kind of self-intitled prick thinks he should be let off for these actions? I'm all for using your night stick to sober his ass up.
 
Logan Cano said:
What is driving left of center?? Sorry, not a native english speaker.
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It's where your tires cross over the middle lines and into the other lane of the road. Not necesarrily the entire car, only the tires need to cross over the line.
 
sangreal said:
wrong side of the road
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This is going to sound stupid...but why is it the wrong side of the road?? Are vehicles coming in the opposite direction in that lane?? Is it a 2 lane street with cars going in opposite directions in each lane??
 
Logan Cano said:
This is going to sound stupid...but why is it the wrong side of the road?? Are vehicles coming in the opposite direction in that lane?? Is it a 2 lane street with cars going in opposite directions in each lane??
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...yes.

I'm sorry, but I have to know.. where do you live that these are foreign concepts to you?
 
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